Selections from the Sherman Collection

History of Ophthalmology in the Asia Pacific

This exhibit explores and celebrates the roots of ophthalmology in the Asia Pacific. These roots are found by looking at historical evidence - following a trail from ancient times to approximately the 15th Century.

Their Eyes to the Sky

When man took to the sky in sustained flight, new possibilities burgeoned which changed the world. No longer were people bound to the land or sea for travel. With this new innovation came aviation medicine, dedicated to the health of pilots, aircrews, and more recently, to those involved in space flight.

Great Insights and Great Thinkers in Ophthalmology

Beyond Ophthalmology, Beyond the Clinic

The Museum of Vision proudly presents Beyond Ophthalmology, Beyond the Clinic celebrating the lives of ophthalmologists who have achieved fame in professions outside of medicine including literature, art and sports.

Extreme Vision: Science Fiction or Truth

Contagion! Epidemics in Ophthalmic History

Plague, pestilence and pandemic are words that have struck fear for centuries. Even in ancient times diseases were believed to be somehow contagious. Before the development of modern germ theory in the late 1800s, the causes and cures of disease were largely a mystery.

Windows to the Soul

Picturing The Eye: Ophthalmic Film and Photography

Since its invention in the late 1830s, photography has changed the world and ultimately ophthalmology. The camera has served a unique purpose for ophthalmologists who have traditionally used the parts and functions of the camera to explain the function of the eye. Following the camera's introduction, physicians were among its first proponents.

Collecting Ophthalmology: 30 Years at the Museum

In 1980 the Board of Directors of the American Academy of Ophthalmology established a foundation and museum at the behest of its President, Frederick C. Blodi, MD. Today the Museum of Vision is one of the world's leading collections of ophthalmic history.